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The Baroque portrait depicts the Austrian Archduke and Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, the last male member of the Habsburg dynasty in a direct line. The monarch is depicted in a representative three-quarter profile, dressed in a richly embroidered brocade coat with a fine lace tie (jabot) and with a typical dark allonge wig.
In the left part of the composition, the regal insignia are visible - the imperial crown and scepter, l. The style of painting, the work with light and the precise capture of the details of the clothing refer to the circle of the important court painter, who was Johann Gottfried Auerbach. He worked in Vienna and from 1735 was the official chamber painter of the imperial court. Auerbach's work defined the iconography of Charles VI. and his works became a model for many other contemporary depictions of this monarch throughout Austria and Central Europe.
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